SEA71FYE34

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Issaquah, WA · June 9, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1971
Place
Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3235JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161897

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2113   71/6/9    ISSAQUAH,WASH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 210
        TIME - 0915                    N3235J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LDG IN FIELD 702 FT IN LENGTH.20 FT TREES ON APCH END.

Aircraft

Registration
N3235J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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